Apophatic Divinity: God as Nothingness
Matthew Fox
December 23, 2022
Thomas Aquinas says that “God is said to be nonbeing (non existens) not because God is lacking in being but because God is beyond all
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Apophatic Divinity, continued
Matthew Fox
December 22, 2022
In this dark season of the year that is also Advent that leads into Christmas in the Christian calendar, we are meditating on the Apophatic
Winter Solstice, 2022: The Apophatic and Uncreated God
Matthew Fox
December 21, 2022
If God is the uncreated one, then we cannot know God since everything we know is created and has received its existence from other existences.
Advent, Solstice and the Apophatic Divinity
Matthew Fox
December 19, 2022
We have spoken about the feminine side to advent, a time of waiting, of pregnancy, of gestating in the dark. The Godhead is feminine and is grounded
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Remembering Our Cosmic Mother
Matthew Fox
December 15, 2022
We are meditating on the feminine dimension to Advent and winter and repose. Two days ago we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Poet
Advent and the Coming of the Godhead
Matthew Fox
December 14, 2022
In yesterday’s DM we considered how Advent, night and repose can be seen as feminine according to Thomas Merton. The tradition of God as Mother
Merton on Advent, Night and Repose as Feminine
Matthew Fox
December 13, 2022
There is something feminine and maternal about Advent and winter. One reader of our daily meditations wrote in the Comments section a few days ago about
Merton on Repose, Silence, and Advent, continued
Matthew Fox
December 12, 2022
Merton says that silence is necessary and churches should provide plenty of it: Let there always be quiet, dark places in which people can take refuge. Places
Thomas Merton on Repose, Silence and Advent
Matthew Fox
December 10, 2022
Today, December 10, is the anniversary of Thomas Merton’s entering the monastery in 1940 and also the 54th anniversary of his untimely death. About the
The Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads on Peace and Repose
Matthew Fox
December 9, 2022
We have considered Meister Eckhart’s teachings on peace and repose which seem especially meaningful not only at this time of winter and advent but also
